Over the Christmas period when we all relax and enjoy family life our minds should not dwell only in the past. There is a future out there and it is ours to take. Yet, what about those people around us who do not have the wonderful memories we have? Maybe we find the car guard irritating or maybe the same person who has been soliciting donations at the intersection is a real pain for us but is it not the time to reflect on ourselves and what we contribute to humanity and the world? It is easy to live in the comfort of our firearms, our hunting, our families and our businesses but would it not make sense to alleviate the poor situation of some other people around us and some of the wild animals that we cherish so much for our own hunting purposes?

Let us as proud members of the SA Hunters and Game Conservation Association open our hearts and hands for the other creatures around us, as well as the people that we disregard in our normal day to day lives. Surely there must be a kilogram or two venison in the freezer that could go to the person at the intersection? Surely we have a hundred rand note for the car guard who is up at the crack of dawn anticipating another tough day in the sun watching over a fleet of cars in a parking lot? Surely we can offer the person who drops off the Christmas marketing pamphlets in our mail boxes a loaf of bread and bottle of cold drink? It is too much to ask of us? We have enough to survive on and the bits and pieces we offer to others will not make us poor but will make us wealthy in spirit. John the Baptist lived on locusts and wild honey in the Judeaen desert so will we go hungry if we feed another? No, we will be fed for life by the Living God if we share just a little bit of our wealth and well-being with others.